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< Whitman's hand >\
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The Mother with her brood\
Of the Mother of All with \strike \strikec0 her\strike0\striked0  mighty\
brood;\
Of \strike \strikec0 All\strike0\striked0  \strike \strikec0 and\strike0\striked0  the Idea of All, each\
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\strike \strikec0 each\strike0\striked0  \strike \strikec0 and\strike0\striked0  every single one, \strike \strikec0 should\strike0\striked0 \
\strike \strikec0 need\strike0\striked0  \strike \strikec0 promptly\strike0\striked0  unerringly for All\
(Not you or I--not now that haughty single\
Self I sang erstwhile--that \
striding loud-mouth'd Self,\
here silent, bent, withdrawn;)\
My vast and varied New World tales as \strike \strikec0 One\strike0\striked0 \
\strike \strikec0 realities inventions\strike0\striked0  a single Identity only\
Of these and \strike \strikec0 of my Days\strike0\striked0  the thought of these I sing.\
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of America condensed, melanged--the \
general Aggregate, comprehending all\
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While the strength of my voice holds out,\
& the after-day holds out\
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< Whitman's hand >\
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the white butterfly\
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The Mother with her brood--Ameri\
ca, resultant\
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Erstwhile I sang the Single\
Self Complete\
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